Archaeology, Heritage Making and Ethnic Cleansing: Making the Occupied West Bank a “Land Without a People” by Archaeologists Against Apartheid Cover image: Settlers storm archaeological site in Sebastia (Yemen News Agency) The attack on archaeological sites in Palestine is far from being only an erasure…

New piece w. Everyday Orientalism illustrating how Israel’s historic cultural erasure against Palestinians continues in the present, using heritage as a pretext to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from their land
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How Israeli settlers use archeology to displace Palestinians from their land A new report from Emek Shaveh shows how Israeli settlers and the government use archeological projects to advance the annexation of Palestinian land.

In Silwan, archaeology is a clinical tool for mass displacement. Settlement groups dig tunnels beneath homes, causing structural collapse. Once "unsafe," families are evicted to make way for a biblical theme park. The shovel is now as dangerous as the tank for Palestinian residents. 3/4 #SaveSilwan

50 structures demolished in 2 weeks follow a precise line: the Jerusalem corridor. Israhell is engineering a "pure" landscape by denying 99% of Palestinian permits. They are being squeezed into islands while settlements sprawl. This is ethnic cleansing by bureaucracy. 2/3

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Save Sebastia and Silwan: Illegal Israeli University Hosts International Scholars at Conference  Normalising the Theft of Palestinian Heritage by Archaeologists Against Apartheid Amid news of Israel’s active theft of the universally important Palestinian archaeological site, Sebastia, the country’s archaeological community is coming toget…

Save Sebastia and Silwan: Illegal Israeli University Hosts International Scholars at Conference Normalising the Theft of Palestinian Heritage  – EVERYDAY ORIENTALISM #SaveSebastia #SaveSilwan #BoycottIsrael #BoycottIsraeliArchaeology #BoycottASOR everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/s...